2015 Archive Stories Los Alamitos-Rossmoor-Seal Beach

The San Juan Capistrano-based Southern California Blues Under-15 team went undefeated to win the Elite Clubs National League Champions League championship, July 20, in Richmond, Va. The team of 17 players coached by CYSA-South Hall of Fame Inductee Tad Bobak and Rob Rennie advanced to the national finals after posting a perfect 20-14-15 s

SEAL BEACH – The theft of a bicycle led to a street brawl Wednesday. According to the Seal Beach Police Department, a man stole a bicycle from the front yard of a home but was tackled by two passersby who then got involved in a fight with the thief’s family, police said. Osiris Gabriel Jimenez, 27, of La Puente is accus

Fresh & Easy confirmed plans Wednesday to close three more Orange County grocery stores, as it continues to downsize in an ever-challenging Southern California supermarket industry.
The locations, to close by the end of the week, are in Fountain Valley, Lake Forest and Seal Beach. They are among 14 slated for closure by the El Segund

I visit the pool on the Los Alamitos military base, and for a split-second my brain can’t process. A baby floats on the surface.
But before I leap to help, I notice there’s a woman seemingly old enough to be the

Authorities on Thursday were seeking other possible victims of a church youth group volunteer in Los Alamitos and Cypress charged with sexually assaulting two boys.
Isai Beltran, 25, of Long Beach, has been charged with two felony counts of performing lewd acts on a child under 14, misdemeanor sexual battery and child annoyance, accordin

You’re out and about and you stumble upon a box. It’s filled with items that seem to be from the bottom of your grandmother’s purse. However, these little trinkets are like trophies to geocachers -- people who participate in a GPS scavenger hunt called geocaching.
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One of Orange County’s beach towns is celebrating a big milestone this year. Seal Beach is turning 100 years old and the town has been holding centennial festivities and gearing up for more.
The communi

SEAL BEACH – The body of a 47-year-old man found Monday in a Seal Beach flood control channel appears to have sustained trauma, according to police. The man’s death has been deemed suspicious, but police are awaiting an autopsy to determine if foul play is involved, Seal Beach Police Sgt. Phil Gonshak said. He has been identif

A dead body was found about noon in Seal Beach, authorities said. At 11:55 a.m. a passerby in a vehicle noticed a deceased male adult in a flood control channel south of Rancho Road and West of Bolsa Chica Road, said Sgt. Phil Gonshak of the Seal Beach Police Department. The man, who appeared to be between 40 to 50-years-old, was

The rainstorm that briefly closed streets, caused several traffic crashes, rained out an Angels game and even destroyed a Southern California bridge subsided Monday morning, but locals were still assessing the aftermath.
A road closure due to three separate mud and debris flows on Silverado Canyon Road, as well as a flood warning in the

They’re the smallest racers to compete at Los Alamitos Race Course but they have some of the most passionat fans.
The little-legged canines took the track Saturday for the 20th running of the Wienerschnitzel Wiener Nationals. Though 80 enter, only one can win: Finn Snook, canine pal of Josh and Brittany Snook of Lawndale, took this

Hurricane Dolores has been hyped up to experienced surfers as a tropical system that could bring big waves to the coastline by Sunday.
But those who aren’t too familiar with the ocean and its power might want to stay out of the water. Strong waves and rip currents could pose a danger if you’re not careful.
And be prep

A 17-year-old boy from Cypress was arrested Thursday in connection with the assault of a man who was hit with a tire iron at a Seal Beach gas station in June.
The teen, whose name was not released, was arrested “as a direct result of an anonymous tip/person who observed the video from the act on television news reports.”

An Orange County Superior Court judge wrongly pulled the District Attorney’s Office from a mass murder case because of misconduct by sheriff’s deputies, the state Attorney General’s Office declared in an appellate brief filed Tuesday.
The state’s argument before the 4th District Court of Appeal said Superior Court

LOS ALAMITOS – Dachshunds are known for their long list of quirks – the uncanny resemblance to sausage links, four stubby legs that barely clear them off the ground and even their historical purpose for hunting badgers.